Skrtel lost his place in the Liverpool side during the 2012/13 season because of his inability to adapt to Brendan Rodgers’ short passing style. Now, only two Premier League players have better passing accuracy than he does. The Slovakian has seemingly adapted to the Reds’ new way of playing, and is now their first-choice centre-back, with the likes of Kolo Toure, Mamadou Sakho and even club vice-captain Daniel Agger competing to play alongside him.